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DOUGLAS STEWART, 

Head Coach Association Football (Soccer) at University of Pennsyl- 
vania, Secretary Association Football (Soccer) Committee National 
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HOW TO PLAY 

SOCCER 



By 

DOUGLAS STEWART 

Head Coach, Association Football (Soccer) 
AT University of Pennsylvania 



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Copyright, 1923 

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Contents ^^^^ 

General Qualifications 11 

How the Game is Played 13 

Size and marking of field 13 

Goal area marking 15 

Penalty area marking 15 

Composition of Team 15 

Disposition of Players 17 

Duties and Functions of Player.:- 19 

Goal-keeper 19 

Full-backs 21 

Half-backs 23 

Forwards 25 

Center Forward 29 

Playing the Game 33 

Ball 33 

Referee 33 

Actual Play 33 

Qualifications of Players 45 

Goal-keeper 45 

Full-backs 45 

Half-backs 45 

Forwards 46 

Duties of Players 47 

Goal-keeper 47 

Full-backs 47 

Half-backs 48 

Forwards 49 

Wing Forwards 50 

Art of Kicking 53 

Control 57 

Trapping 57 

Blocking 61 

Tackling 61 

Charging 63 

Heading 6') 

Notes on the Laws, Inc"'iiding Off-side and the Giving of 

Free and Penalty Kicks 67 

Sportsmanship 71 

Plan of Field 74 

Definition of Names and Terms in Association Football 

(Soccer) 75 



Illustrations p^^.^, 

Douglas Stewart Frontispiece 

Method of packing goal mouth to defend against free kick 

given for carrying by goal-keeper, etc 6 

Right half-back intercepting pass and heading ball to owai 

forward 8 

Center half breaking through and intercepting pass to for- 
wards 10 

Diagram No. 1. Disposition of players at kick-off 14 

Diagram No. 2. Disposition of players immediately after 

kick-off 16 

Diagram No. 3. Full-back defensive play No. 1 18 

Diagram No. 4. Full-back defensive play No. 2 20 

Diagram No. 5. Half-back defensive play No. 1 22 

Diagram No. 6. Half-back defensive play No. 2 24 

Diagram No. 7. Offensive play No. 1 26 

Diagram No. 8. Offensive play No. 2 28 

Diagram No. 9. Offensive play No. 3 30 

Center forward preparing to receive pass back from wing . . 32 

Diagram No. 10. ^Methods of kicking off 34 

Diagram No. 11. Disposition of players at penalty kick. ... 36 

Diagram No. 12. Disposition of players at corner kick 38 

Outside right having passed towards center, half-back inter- 
cepting ball, breaking through and clearing 40 

Forward lifting foot to trap ball with sole of foot 42 

Plate No. 1. Kicking. Start of kick 44 

Plate No. 2. Kicking. Finish of kick 52 

Plate No. 3. Passing with outside of foot 54 

Plate No. 4. Passing with inside of foot 56 

Plate No. 5. Trapping with body ^ 58 

Plate No. 6. Trapping with inside of foot and leg. . . 60 

Plate No. 7. Trap with sole of foot 62 

Plate No. 8. Heading with front of head 64 

Plate No. 9. Heading with side of head 66 

Plan of the field 74 



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Author's Note 

There is I think no doubt in the mind of any- 
one who has noticed the progress in the de- 
velopment of Association football (Soccer) 
among the schools and other like institutions 
that the game will become one of great impor- 
tance as a fall and winter outdoor sport. It is 
necessary, therefore, if the players in this coun- 
try are going to play Association football as it 
is played all over the rest of the world that the 
younger element should have the means of 
acquiring knowledge of its fundamentals. 

The instructions given, if followed, will en- 
able the boy to start right. I have said suffi- 
cient to give him a basis on which to work 
and the plays I have outlined are more for the 
purpose of giving the beginner something to 
think about and build on. Not that the plays 
indicated are not practicable ; for they are and 
have been, and are used in coaching the 
younger players of the University of Pennsyl- 
vania, where we have had a fair measure of 
success in turning out teams that can play the 
game well enough to win championships while 
the players are in college and to enable these 
same players to play on good teams after they 
leave college. 



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7 



The Author 

Learned to play the game in Scotland ; then 
to and played in Canada; then to and played 
in England; back to the States. Played with 
crack amateur teams in each of the countries. 

Took up coaching soccer about 1908 in a more 
or less advisory capacity with teams of some 
of the cricket clubs in Philadelphia. In 1910 
took active charge of the coaching of the teams 
at the University of Pennsylvania, developing 
the game from a very minor status to the classi- 
fication of a "major sport'' at the University, 
where, from one team, playing ten games in a 
season to five teams, the schedule embraces 
games every week from September to and in- 
cluding December. Eight intercollegiate cham- 
pionships have been won by first and second 
teams at the University, under Mr. Stewart's 
coaching, as well as several other champion- 
ships. 

Mr. Stewart has been a dominant figure in 
all matters pertaining to soccer. He is an au- 
thority on interpretations of the playing code, 
and unequaled as an organizer. He is president 
of the Eastern Pennsylvania and District Foot- 
ball Association since 1913, was for ten years 
president of the Referees' Association of Phila- 



Spalding's AfJiIefic Library 9 

delphia, and an officer and leading figure in the 
United States Football Association. He is also 
Secretary of the Association Football Commit- 
tee of the National Collegiate Athletic Associa- 
tion and editor of the annual official guide of 
that organization. In private life Mr. Stewart 
is a patent lawyer in Philadelphia. 

The publishers consider themselves fortunate 
in securing the services of Mr. Stewart to write 
this book of instruction. His unequaled know- 
ledge of the game, combined with his ability to 
impart instruction, as witnessed by his suc- 
cess in coaching, together with his knowledge 
of the laws of the sport, render him peculiarly 
adapted to the task. 



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General Qualifications 

The ability to play the game of Association 
football successfully consists in — 

Knowing how to kick the ball, not only with 
the instep of each foot, but with either side of 
the foot ; 

Knowing how to trap or stop the ball with 
either foot or leg or the body ; 

Knowing how to block or tackle an opponent 
with the ball, to take the ball from him and 
feed it to one of his own side who is unmarked 
and uncovered; 

Knowing how to pass the ball to a mate by 
a long or short pass ; 

Knowing how to place oneself in position to 
receive a pass and how to make full use of the 
pass when received; 

Knowing the duties of each player on the 
team; 

Knowing how to work with the other mem- 
bers of the team in order to gain the greatest 
possible advantage to the team ; 

Knowing how and when to shoot ; 

Knowing how to retain control of the ball 
by dribbling for the purpose of getting a bet- 



12 Spalding s AfJiIefic Library 

ter opportunity to pass the ball to a mate or to 
draw an opponent out of position ; 

Knowing how to head the ball, not only with 
the front but with the sides of the head, and 
in knowing as much or more about the playing 
of the ball and the game than the other fellow, 
together with a general knowledge of the rules 
of the game. 



Spalding s Athletic Library 13 



How the Game is Played 

The game of Association football (Soccer) is 
played with a round ball, propelled by the feet, 
head or body, but not the hands or arms. The 
goal-keeper is the only player allowed to touch 
the ball with his hands and that only within a 
restricted area. Outside of the penalty area he 
becomes the same as any other player and has 
no privileges. 

SIZE AND MARKING OF FIELD. 

The field on which the gam^e is played can be 
no less than 50 yards and not more than 100 
yards wide and not less than 100 yards and 
not more than 130 yards long. 

The field is marked by boundary lines. The 
lines at each end are the goal lines and the 
lines at the side are the touch lines. The 
touch lines are drawn at right angles with the 
goal lines. A flag with a staff not less than 5 
feet high shall be placed at each corner. It is 
suggested that the flagstaff be surmounted by a 
knob in preference to a spike. 

A half-way line is marked out across the 
fxeld of play. The center of the field is marked 
by a suitable mark and a circle with a 10 yards 
radius made around it. 



14 Spalding's Athletic Library 

Disposition of Players at Kick-off. 





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X 


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X 


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O 

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X — Defending. — Attacking. 

DiAGiJAJvr No. 1 



Spalding's Athletic Library 15 



The goals are upright posts fixed on the goal 
lines, equidistant from the corner flagstaffs, 
8 yards apart, with a bar across them 8 feet 
from the ground. The maximum width of the 
goal posts and the maximum depth of the cross- 
bar is 5 inches. 

Goal Area Marking. 
The goal area is indicated by lines marked 
6 yards from each goal post at right angles to 
the goal lines for a distance of 6 yards, and 
these are connected with each other by a line 
parallel to the goal lines. 

Penalty Area Marking. 

The penalty area is indicated by lines marked 
18 yards from each goal post, at right angles 
to the goal lines, for a distance of 18 yards, and 
these are connected with each other by a line 
parallel to the goal lines. The penalty kick 
mark is indicated by a mark made opposite the 
center of each goal 12 yards from the goal line. 

COMPOSITION OF TEAM. 
A team is composed of eleven players : 
Goal-keeper, 
Two Full-backs, 
Three Half-backs, 
Five Forwards. 



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Disposition of Players Immediately after Kick-off. 

I 1 1 — — , , 




o o o 

o o 













o 







X — Defending. — Attacking. 

Diagram No. 2 



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The full-backs are described as Right and 
Left Full-backs ; the half-backs are described 
as Right, Center and Left Half-backs ; the for- 
wards are described as Outside Right, Inside 
Right, Center, Inside Left and Outside Left. 

A game is played by two teams, having as 
officials a Referee and two Linesmen. The ref- 
eree has full power on the field as to points of 
fact and the linesmen are in reality line ref- 
erees assisting the referee. 

Disposition of Players. 

The players are placed on the field as follows : 
The goal-keeper in the goal; the two full- 
backs from 15 to 20 yards from either touch- 
line and just within the penalty area; the wing 
half-backs almost directly in front of the full- 
backs, with a space of from 10 to 15 yards be- 
tween the halves and full-backs, the center half 
being in the middle of the field, behind the cen- 
ter forward. The forwards, particularly on the 
side having the kick-off, are placed along the 
half-way line, with the center forward in the 
middle, the outside players almost on the touch- 
line and the inside players from 3 to 5 yards 
distant from the center forward. (See Diagram 
No. 1 ; also Plate No. 1 on page 44.) 

The side not having the kick-off cannot ap- 
proach within 10 yards of the ball, which re- 
sults in the center forward standing in the mid- 



18 Spalding's AtJilefic Library 



Full-back Defensive Play No. 1 




X — Defending. — Attacking. 



Full-back, having intercepted a pass toward center, clears by 
kicking the ball over to the left wing forwards as they have 
no opponents in front of them except the full-backs and goal- 
keeper. 



Diagram No. 3 



Spalding's Athletic Library 19 

die of the field on the 10-yard circle, the two in- 
side players somewhere on the circle between 
the center forward and the half-way line. The 
outside players occupy positions on the half- 
way line near the touch line. The halves, 
full-backs and goal-keeper occupy the same po- 
sitions as the opposing halves, full-backs and 
goal-keeper. 

Duties and Functions of Players. 

The duties and functions of the respective 
players are the same on both sides, so one side 
only will be described. 

Goal-keeper. 

The goal-keeper is purely defensive in his 
functions. It is his duty to prevent, so far as 
possible, the ball going between the goal posts 
and beneath the cross-bar. Some of the quali- 
fications of a goal-keeper are : 

He should be comparatively tall, strong, ac- 
tive, and quick on his feet and with his hands. 

He should have a good eye and an alert mind. 

He is expected to be able to pick up the ball 
and get rid of it quickly by throwing it down 
the field to one side or the other. 

He should be able to punch the ball out with 
either hand or both hands. 

He should not at any time kick the ball unless 
he is very sure in his kicking, confining himself 



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Full-back Defensive Play Xo. 2 




X — Defending. — Attacking. 



Full-back Having intercepted a T\'ing pass, clears bv a low 
pass to center half at ( 1 1 ^sdio connects and dribl.des to better 
position (2) and passes to right wing. 



Dl^craai Xo= 4 



Spalding's AtJilefic Library 21 

in the kicking line to punting the ball when he 
has plenty of time so to do. 

He must at all times get rid of the ball rap- 
idly, because he can be charged while he has the 
ball in his possession. 

He cannot be charged or obstructed when 
protecting his goal while he is in the goal area. 

He may within the penalty area carry the 
ball for the distance of two steps. 

Full-backs. 

The full-backs are both essentially defensive 
players. It is their duty, as it is that of the 
goal-keeper, to get the ball away from their 
own goal and feed it preferably to an unmarked 
forward or half-back. 

What is required of the full-backs : 

They must be strong, powerful and sure kick- 
ers. They must be good tacklers and have some 
power of anticipating the opponents' moves. 

They should be strong physically and suffi- 
ciently large to successfully tackle or charge 
an opponent off the ball. 

They should be able to kick equally well with 
either foot. 

They should be the strongest kickers on the 
team. 

They should be fearless in tackling and be 
able to tackle an opponent, take the ball from 



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AfhJcfic Lihrarv 



Half-back Defensive Play No. 1 




In this case center half h.as intercepted a pass to center for- 
■vvard and makes a ^ving pass in the air to uncover the right 
wing forward who moves forward to meet it as the hall lands. 



Dl^cravi No. 5 



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him and feed it to an unmarked mate lying up 
the field. 

They should also be able to head the ball so 
that they can connect with it when it is too 
high to be reached with the feet or chest. 

It is the duty also of the full-backs to assist 
the halves in front of them when they need 
assistance. 

Half-backs. 

The half-backs have as their function the con- 
taining of the opposing forwards, by anticipat- 
ing and intercepting their passes and feeding 
the ball to the unmarked forwards on their own 
side. They must also support their forwards 
on attack and assist the full-backs on defense. 
Half-backs should be only slightly less strong 
physically than the full-backs, but they should 
be much quicker on their feet and in thinking. 

Essential qualities of first-class half-backs 
are enumerated herewith : 

They should be able to use the front and each 
side of each foot in making passes. 

They should be very good at heading the ball 
with the front and sides of the head. 

They must be accurate in their passes, either 
with the foot or the head. 

They should be very good at and fearless in 
tackling an opponent and recovering the ball 
and passing it to their own forwards. 



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Half-back Defensive Play No. 2 




X — Defending. — Attacking. 



Center half feeding by short pass. Having taken ball from 
opposing center forward passes to uncovered inside forward 
who moves forward from 1 to meet pass at 2. 



Diagram No. 6 



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The wing halves— that is, the right or left 
half — -should be good on throw-ins, which they 
are usually expected to take. 

The center half is the greatest factor of the 
team in defensive work, controlling himself 
and his wing halves so as to get the most out of 
them in breaking up an attack by the oppo- 
nents, and of utilizing the backs to assist in 
so doing. 

The center half is also responsible for sup- 
porting the forwards in their efforts to beat 
the opposing halves and backs and work the 
ball into the proximity of the opposing goal. 
This he does when he breaks up the attack 
through his wings, recovering the ball and 
feeding it to his forwards, and particularly to 
the unmarked and uncovered forwards. (See 
Diagrams Nos. 5 and 6.) Also, in the forwards' 
advance, to follow them up, along with his 
wings, so as to be always in position to support 
the forwards by feeding to them the ball when 
recovered from intercepted passes. He swings 
the ball out to the wings or passes short, as 
occasion demands. 

Forwards. 

The forwards have as their function the beat- 
ing of the opposing defense and the shooting of 
goals. The wing forwards are the fastest 
players on the team and are used for rapidly 



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Offensive Play Xo. 1 




OOR 



X — Defending. — Attacking. 



Attacking center forward jiasses ball ahead to in-ide right, 
who connects and swings ball over to outside left, who runs up 
and connects: then dribbles beyond right full-back and centers 
hard across in front of goal. Meanwhile inside right has run 
up between the backs and connects with ball swung by outside 
left, and shoots. 



Diagram No. 



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advancing the ball down the wings and at the 
proper time swinging the ball in towards the 
center of the field, in front of the goal, so as 
to give the inside forwards an opportunity to 
put themselves in position to connect and shoot. 

The wing forwards should be careful in cen- 
tering the ball to place it sufficiently ahead of 
their inside men to give the man opportunity 
to connect with it without having to stop or 
run back to get it. (See Diagrams Nos. 7 and 8.) 

Neither one of them has any license to try to 
shoot unless he should find himself with nobody 
but the goal-keeper to beat and none of his 
forward mates in position to shoot. 

They are expected to, and should, take the 
corner kicks on their respective sides, and im- 
mediately after taking the corner kick put 
themselves in position to assist the other for- 
wards in getting the ball through the goal. 

The inside forwards, as distinguished from 
the center forward, are what might be called 
the fighting forwards or forward halves. In 
advancing the ball down the field immediately 
after the kick-off they fall behind the center 
and outside forwards a distance of a yard or 
two, so as to be in position to supplement the 
work of the halves in feeding the forwards, in 
tackling the opposing halves, in intercepting 
their passes and feeding the ball either to the 
'"enter or wing forwards. 



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Offensive Play No. 2 




X — Defending. — Attacking. 



Center half of attack takes ball from opposing center forward 
and passes to his inside right, who passes to outside right, 
who carries ball down wing to about opposite left full-back, 
and then swings ahead to center of field, his center forward 
running up between backs and connecting with pass, and 
shoots. 



Diagram No. 8 



Spalding's Athletic Library 29 

Then, when in the proximity of the opposing 
goal, they become auxiliary center forwards, 
being in position to receive and make passes to 
the center or other inside forward, or, in case 
of necessity, pass the ball to their wing men and 
put themselves in position to receive passes 
from the wings or center forward and convert 
them into shots at goal. 

It is also the duty of the forwards to assist 
the center forward in making openings for 
either of the inside forwards or the center for- 
ward to shoot. 

It is likewise their duty in the taking of cor- 
ner kicks to put themselves in position to con- 
vert the corner kick into a goal and to keep 
themselves uncovered, so that they may be able 
to take every advantage given by the corner 
kick 

Center Forward. 

The center forward is the key and brain of 
the forward line. He should be skilful enough 
to distribute the ball among his forwards to 
gain the greatest advantage for his forward 
attack. 

Along with the inside forwards he should 
be adept in trapping, blocking, heading, pass- 
ing and shooting. He should also be skilful 
enough to take full advantage of any points ci 
weakness in the opposing defense and utilize 
his forwards to that end. 



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Offensive Play No. 3 





Attack 


I.N Proxijiity of Goal. 

II v;i 


RFB 

X 

O 




b 




RHB 

X 


CHB 

X 


LFB 
X 

LHB 

X 


OL 


O 


o 


O 




IL 


CF 


IR 


o 




o 




LHB 




CHB 




X — Defending. — Attacking. 





o 

OR 



o 

RHB 



Showing disposal of defenders to contain attackers and ap- 
proximate position of halves supporting attack. 



Diagram No. 9 



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The center forward occupies a position prac- 
tically in line with the outside forwards and, 
of course, ahead of the inside forwards. He 
should also be able to play in case of necessity 
either of the inside positions and, in a pinch, 
either of the outside positions. In short, a 
good center forward can play anywhere on the 
forward line. 

This faculty is useful in the case of either of 
the insides being pulled by the exigencies of 
play into the center position. The center for- 
ward immediately puts himself into the tem- 
porarily vacant position, and resumes his own 
position when the pressure has been relieved. 

The forwards are, and should be, the fastest 
players on the team, particularly in their foot 
speed, and skilled in short inter-passing, trap- 
ping, dribbling, and control of the ball. 

The forwards always should be careful to 
pass the ball forward so as not to stop the 
momentum of the attack, only passing it back 
to an inside or a half where there is no oppor- 
tunity of passing it to the side or forward. 



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Playing the Game 

Ball. 

As to playing the game, the first essential is 
a good ball. Small or half grown boys should 
not attempt to play with a full size ball, because 
it is too large for them, requiring more strength 
than they have to spare to propel it. For small 
boys, a small size ball should be used and for 
those boys who are between the small and 
adult sizes a medium sized ball should be used. 
When a boy attains adult size and growth he 
will then be able to use the full size ball, but 
not before. 

Referee. 

It is also to be borne in mind that the referee 
is absolute master on the field, it being his duty 
to enforce the law and to decide all disputed 
points, his decision as to points of fact con- 
nected with the play being final. The blowing 
of the referee's whistle is the signal to start or 
stop play and the play may not otherwise start 
or stop. Therefore the rule is : After the game 
has started, when the whistle has blown, keep 
on playing until the whistle again sounds. 

Actual Play. 

The players being in position and lined up, 
with the ball in the center of the field, the ref- 



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Methods of Kicking Off. 



X X 



X 'X X 




X — Defending. — Attacking. 

Two methods of taking kick-off: 1. Center forward kicks ball 
to right wing who moves up to connect at junction of lines. 
2. Center forward passes ball forward to inside left, who moves 
up to connect and then swings ball to outside left, who moves 
up to connect at junction of lines. In either case after kick- 
off three inside men move forward, the inside right and inside 
left spreading out as they run down field. 



Diacra:\i No. 10 



Spalding's Athletic Library 35 

eree blows his whistle and the center forward 
kicks the ball, propelling it forward a distance 
of not less than its own circumference, approxi- 
mately a little over two feet. (See Diagrams 
Nos. 1 and 2.) 

In kicking off, he passes the ball either to an 
inside or to the wing. In passing to the inside 
forward he immediately passes either to the 
outside, or back to center, or over to the other 
inside, or to the opposite wing. (See Diagrams 
Nos. 7, 8 and 10.) 

In passing to the wing, the outside player re- 
ceives the ball and either tries to carry it down 
the field, or, if he is blocked in that direction, 
passes it to the inside player or to center for- 
ward, who receives and passes to where in his 
judgment is the best place. He may even pass 
it back to the wing from whence it came, hav- 
ing held it long enough to draw an opponent 
out of position to enable him to make the pass 
advantageously. 

Having, we will say, passed it to the wing, 
the wing forward will probably try to take it 
dow^n the field until he has drawn the back on to 
him, when he will either trick him and carry 
the ball still farther and center it, or, if he 
cannot beat the back, center the ball and give 
the inside forwards an opportunity to advance 
it to within shooting distance, when, of course, 
either one or the other will try to shoot. 



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Disposition of Players at Penalty Kick. 




xoxoxoxoxox 

OR LHBIR ILCHBCFCF (R ILRHB OL 



X — Defending. — Attacking. 



All of players outside penalty area but inside field of play. 
There is no set rule as to disposition of players outside of 
penalty area, the placing of the players being largely within 
the discretion of the captains but the disposal indicated 
above has many advantages. 



Diagram No. 11 



Spalding's Athletic Library 37 

Where a winger in possession of the ball 
wants to pass it ahead to the center of the field 
when he has opponents between him and the 
place he wants to put the ball, he will raise it 
over the heads of the opponents, only passing 
it low or on the ground when there is no oppo- 
nent sufficiently near to intercept the pass. 

It is poor play to indulge in too much inter- 
passing in front of goal, because it gives the 
defense an opportunity to get into defensive 
position and thus neutralize any advantages 
gained in the rapid advancing of the ball to 
within shooting distance. 

The inside forwards should place themselves 
in position to receive the pass, so that they can 
immediately either take a shot at goal or pass 
to a mate who is in better position to shoot. 

It sometimes happens that when the pass is 
received by the shooting forwards they are un- 
able to shoot by reason of the defense covering 
the goal. In such a case it is good play to pass 
the ball back to a half, who will hang on to it 
long enough to draw some of the defense away 
from the mouth of the goal, when, the defense 
being pulled away, the ball should be imme- 
diately passed to the forward in best position 
to shoot. 

The shot being taken, the inside forwards 
follow up closely, so that in case of a fumble 
by the defense the attack is in position to take 



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DisposiTioiN OF Players at Cok_\er Kick. 





LFBX 




IR 





X 


IL 


CF IR X 



o 

OL 



RHB 
X 



H3 
L 



O O O 
LHB CHB RHB 



CF 

X 



OR 

X 



OL 
X 



X — Defending. — Attacking:. 



It will be seen that the defenders each cover an attacker and 
that the defending center forward and outside men lie clear 
to take advantage of a clearance; the inside men lying in 
position to defend and assist in clearing. The goal-keeper also 
being shown as at the far end of the goal so as to be able to 
see all action in front and act accordingly. 



DlACRA?^! \o. 12 



Spalding s Athletic Library 39 

advantage of it and make another effort to 
shoot. 

It follows, of course, that as the forwards 
advance in the attack, the halves also will ad- 
vance, preserving practically the same relative 
distance behind the forwards as when the play 
started. (See Diagram No. 9.) 

The full-backs also advance with the halves, 
but more slowly and on two lines ; that is, one 
of the full-backs goes up the field, working to 
one side or other of the lengthwise center of his 
part of the field; the other full-back also ad- 
vancing in the same relative position in his 
part of the field, but always well behind the line 
of the other full-back and always with such 
freedom as to enable him to fill the other full- 
back's position in case he gets pulled out of 
position. 

The full-backs shouid always bear in mind 
that they must not get so far out of position 
as to be unable to get back to position before 
an opponent can get into the territory of the 
position. 

When it comes to defense the halves must be 
always in such position that they can act as 
full-backs in case the full-backs are pulled out 
of position, particularly the half-back on the 
same side as the full-back who is pulled out. 

The full-backs also must bear in mind that in 
defense they should give the goal-keeper every 



Spalding s AtJiletic Library 41 

opportunity to see the ball and avoid crowding 
him in their efforts to assist in defending. 

In case of the ball going over the goal line on 
a shot at goal, a goal kick is given in that part 
of the goal area nearest to where the ball went 
over the line. This kick is taken either by the 
goal-keeper or one of the backs and sent as far 
down the field as possible, so that the forwards 
can connect with it and endeavor to take it 
down the field by interpassing to position to 
shoot, when, of course, a shot should be taken. 

In case the ball goes into the net, a goal is 
scored and the game is restarted from the cen- 
ter of the field, as in the start, the kick being 
taken by the center forward of the side against 
whom the goal was scored. 

At the restart, after half time, the opposite 
side to that which had the kick-off at the start 
of the game has the kick-off. 

In case the ball should go over the touch line 
during the course of play, the other side to 
that which kicked it out has the throw-in. This 
is usually taken by the wing-half on that side 
and in taking the throw he must see that he 
has some part of both feet on the line when he 
throws the ball in, which should be done with 
both hands from the back of and over his 
head. He must also face the field of play in 
making the throw. 

In case the play is at any time stopped for 
the giving of a free kick until the ball is kicked, 



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none of the players on the side not having the 
kick may approach within 10 yards of the ball. 

This rule applies in all free kicks, except in 
the case of the free kick called a penalty kick. 
In this case all the players must stand outside 
the penalty area (as shown in Diagram No .11) , 
but within the field of play, except the player 
who takes the kick, who is allowed to come 
within the penalty area to the spot where the 
ball is and take the kick. 

Until the kick is taken the goal-kicker must 
not advance beyond the goal line. As soon as 
the kick is taken, the restriction on the goal- 
keeper and the other players is removed and 
they can move into the penalty area. 

In case the ball is kicked over the goal line 
by one of the defending side, a corner kick 
is given to the opponents. This kick is taken 
from a spot within a yard from the corner, at 
which the goal and touch lines join, on the side 
of the field where the ball went out of the field. 

The rule as to opponents approaching the 
ball applies in this case as in other free kicks. 
To score from a corner it is necessary that the 
ball should be played by another player before 
it passes between the posts and under the bars. 
See Diagram No. 12 for proper placing of play- 
ers on both sides. 



Plate No. 1 
Kicking — Start of Kick. 



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Qualifications of Players 

Goal-keeper, 

Should be large and strong, though not nec- 
essarily heavy in build. 

Should be quick on his feet, mentally alert. 

A good judge of distance and motion. 

Be a good thrower, with a good punch and, 
in case of necessity, a good kick. 

Not easily disconcerted. 

Full-hacks. 

Should be large, fearless and strong, with 
good powers of blocking, tackling and trapping. 

Also able to head and have a sure strong 
kick. 

Som.e sense of anticipation, with good speed 
for a short run and quick on his feet. 

Half-hacks. 

Of moderate size, quick thinkers. Aggres- 
sive. 

Well balanced on the feet. 

Have full control of ball in any direction 
within any reasonable height. 

Able to block, tackle and trap and head with 
the front or either side of the head. 



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Kick or pass with the front of or either side 
of either foot. 

Large powers of anticipation and consequent 
ability to intercept passes to or from oppo- 
nents and to receive passes from m.ates. 

Should be able to make long kicks occasion- 
ally and to at all times pass accurately, high 
or low, long or short, fast or slow. 

Should also be able to dribble to some extent. 

Forivards (Center and Inside) . 

Should have all the qualifications necessary 
for half-backs, supplemented by ability to shoot 
and to receive and make accurate short passes ; 
good dribbling ability. 

Should also have a high degree of balance. 

Forwards (Wing). 

Should be the fastest players on the team, 
with high powers of dribbling, trapping on the 
run and ability to center the ball with accuracy 
while traveling at high speed. 

They should to a large extent have the quali- 
ties of the inside forwards, so as to be able 
at times to interchange positions with them. 



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Duties of Players 

Goal-keeper. 

Always stand about a yard in front of goal 
line when ball near goal. 

Stand on the goal line when a penalty kick is 
being taken. 

Catch ball with both hands and get rid of it 
rapidly, down the field and to one side or other 
— never straight down the field. 

Punt when opportunity presents itself. 

Never kick unless sure kick and no other 
means of getting rid of ball is available. 

Work always in conjunction with full-backs. 

Full-backs (Right and Left). 
Always meet ball. 

Do not hesitate in action at any time. 

When unable to block do not hesitate to tackle 
and, if necessary, charge opponent off ball. 

Always kick ball in clearing to unmarked 
mate in forward line, if possible. 

In clearing, swing ball to opposite wing from 
that in which received. 

Head ball when it is too hjigh to be kicked or 
breasted. 

Work with goal-keeper, always giving him 
plenty of room, and work with half-backs. 

Stand by to tackle opponent when half is 
beaten. 



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Never get so far away from position that you 
cannot get back to it before an opponent. 

Have a definite understanding with half-back 
as to which opponent he and you will mark. 

Have a definite understanding with other 
full-back as to lying up field or falling back. 

Always back up other full-back to extent of 
getting nearer to his position without endanger- 
ing your own position. 

Bear in mind that your first duty is to get the 
ball away from the proximity of your own goal 
and use all fair means to do so. 

Neither back should ever be over halfway line. 

Half-backs. 

Have the definite duty of containing the op- 
ponents by anticipating and intercepting their 
passes and, having done so, of feeding the ball 
to their own unmarked forwards. 

Center half specifically marks the opposing 
center forward and the wing halves mark the 
opposing inside or outside forward. 

The rule is, if the outside men are the best 
of the opposing wing forwards they shall be 
covered by the wing halves, and the inside for- 
wards are covered by the center half and the 
full-backs. 

The halves move up as the forwards advance 
and fall back as the forwards come back, even 
to the extent of assisting the full-backs on the 
defense. 



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The halves at all times work with the for- 
wards, keeping- them fed with the ball which 
has been recovered from the opponents. 

Like the backs, the halves must always meet 
the ball. 

Must never hesitate in making definite moves 
in the shape of blocking with the foot or body, 
tackling or charging the opponent off the ball. 

They must not hesitate to use the head in 
propelling or diverting the direction of the 
ball. 

They must also feed their forwards by 
short, accurate, diagonal passes and must al- 
wa^/s feed the forwards in such manner that 
the passes can be received without stopping or 
turning around. 

They must know how to trap or block the 
ball by foot and to pass by foot or head accu- 
rately. 

The center half not only must contain the 
opposing center forward, but be in position to 
feed his own center forward and to act as an 
extra full-back when required. 

Forwards. 

Center forward is the pivot and leader of the 
forward line. 

He must detect and take advantage ot the 
weak spots in the opposing defense and use his 
wings accordingly. 



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He must, as occasion demands, open or close 
up his attack and distribute the ball accord- 
ingly. 

He must make openings for his inside mates 
to shoot and he must at all times lead the at- 
tack and not hesitate to shoot when the oppor- 
tunity presents itself. 

He must try to beat the opposing center half 
particularly and also the full-backs. 

He must be able to receive and make short 
low passes and long high passes on the run. 

He must always be in position to receive 
passes of any kind from the halves and his 
inside and outside forwards. 

Inside forwards are the fighting members 
of the forward line, or, in other words, act as 
the forward halves, to supplement the work of 
the halves in feeding the center and outside for- 
wards. 

They must also, when the ball gets within 
shooting distance of the goal, be able to shoot 
and convert short or long passes from the 
wings and short passes from center into goal 
shots. 

They must also assist the halves in defense 
when the opposing forwards get through. 

Wing Forwards. 

Have the special duty of rapidly advancing 
the ball down the wings and of swinging it into 



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center when they have drawn the defense out 
of position. 

In centering, they must swing the ball ahead, 
to give the inside forwards an opportunity of 
connecting with it on the run. 

They should not try to shoot unless there are 
no other of the forwards in position to take 
advantage of the pass toward center and when 
there is no one of the defense in front of or 
near him except the goal-keeper. 

They take the corner kicks and should try 
to place the ball about the penalty kick mark. 

They should be able to receive a long or short 
pass on the run and either immediately swing 
it forward toward the middle of the field or 
carry it down the line until the defense is 
pulled out of position and then ''middle'' the 
ball. 

It follows, therefore, that all the forwards 
should be good at trapping, blocking, heading, 
passing, tackling, charging, and dribbling and, 
with the inside and center forwards, shooting. 



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Art of Kicking 

One of the most important parts of an 
embryo player's qualifications is his ability to 
kick the ball with his foot. 

Kicking with the foot does not mean kicking 
only with the toe. 

A player who uses only his toe in propelling 
the ball never has any definite idea of just 
where the ball is going. 

It requires the highest degree of skill to 
kick the ball in a definite direction with the 
toe and that skill is only acquired by learning 
how to kick the ball correctly with the instep. 

There are several ways of kicking the ball 
with the instep, but the easiest way is to kick 
standing on the toes of the foot on the ground. 
The higher the heel is off the ground the more 
room there is for the toe of the kicking foot to 
go down and let the instep come in contact with 
the ball. 

The exact distance which the standing foot 
must occupy in relation to the ball can be de- 
termined only by practise. As a basis, how- 
ever, the following rule will be found very 
useful : 

Place the ball on the ground, then put the 
standing foot on the ground with the top of 
the big toe in line with the horizontal center 



Plate No. 3 
Passing with Outside of Foot. 



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of the ball (see Plate No. 1) ; then raising the 
heel as high as possible, let the kicking foot — 
swinging from the hip with the knee slightly 
bent and the toe down as far as possible — come 
through with the instep in contact with the 
ball. 

The action of rising on to the toes and let- 
ting the kicking foot swing forward, will bring 
the body forward without any definite effort. 
It will enable the kicking foot, in the course 
of its swing, to propel the ball forward and 
allow the foot to come naturally to ground 
with the balance preserved, while the other foot 
only needs bringing forward in a natural way 
to put the player in position to take another 
kick at the ball. (See Plate No. 2.) 

The ball without any effort will have been 
sent f orvv^ard a short distance in a straight line 
simply by the weight of the foot swinging 
through. 

After the would-be player finds the approxi- 
mate position for his standing foot he can exert 
a little strength in the effort to propel the ball, 
increasing the effort until he can make-a good 
standing kick. 

After he has acquired the knack of kicking 
the ball on the ground he must next acquire 
the knack of kicking it with the instep off the 
ground while it is in flight. This is easy after 
he has acquired the art of kicking on the 



Plate No. 4 
Passing with Inside of Foot. 



Spalding s Athletic Library 57 

ground and simply consists in raising the foot 
by lifting the knee and gauging the distance 
between the foot and the ball, so that the foot 
an making the swing will meet the ball properly. 

It is well to acquire the art of kicking freely 
with either foot. The possession of this ability 
will be found to be a wonderful timesaver. 

After acquiring the ability to kick v/ith the 
front of either foot, it will be well to acquire 
the art of using either side of either foot in 
making short low passes to either side of the 
field ; first, while standing, and then while run- 
ning. (See Plates Nos. 3 and 4.) 

Kicking short and low to the side with the 
front of the foot is like taking a heavy hammer 
to drive a tack and is, of course, not only very 
clumsy but prevents an otherwise fast player 
from being speedy in passing. 

Control. 

Having learned how to propel the ball by the 
foot, the next important accomplishment is the 
ability to stop and control the ball, therefore 
it is necessary to know how to trap the ball. 

There are quite a number of ways of trap- 
ping the ball ; three of the simplest are the fol- 
lowing : 

1. Receiving the ball on the stomach. 2. 
With the inside of the foot and leg below the 
knee. 3. With the sole of the foot. 



Plate No. 5 

Trapping with the Body. 



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The first method is most useful in receiv- 
ing a ball traveling waist high, either in flight 
or rising from a bounce, or generally when the 
ball is about three feet off the ground. 

The manner of receiving is to let the ball 
hit the body and immediately draw in the 
abdomen, expanding the chest, and, bending 
slightly forward. The spin on the ball is 
killed and the ball drops to the ground in 
front of the feet ready to be kicked by either 
foot. (See Plate No. 5.) 

This method of trapping is also useful in 
receiving a ball descending from a height, 
without the intention of killing it. 

The second method of trapping is, when 
the right foot is used, by putting the foot at 
right angles to the line of direction of the ball, 
raising the heel and bending the knee slightly 
inward toward the left leg. (See Plate No. 6.) 

The ball, if traveling on or close to the 
ground, is caught in the angle formed by the 
leg with the ground. The forward inclination 
of the leg throws the ball to the ground at the 
foot and puts it in position to be kicked by 
the left foot without any loss of time. 

Of course, this trap sounds easy and it is 
easy, when, after sufficient practise, the neces- 
sary quickness and timing is acquired. 

The third method is the use of the sole of the 
foot; that is, by elevating the foot say about six 



Plate No. 6 
Trapping with Inside of Foot and Leg. 



Spalding s Athletic Library 61 

inches from the ground and elevating the toe 
sufficiently to let the ball come under the foot, 
and when the ball is there immediately putting 
the foot down on the ball. (See Plate No. 7.) 

This method requires very quick action and 
accurate timing and is useful in trapping a ball 
traveling on the ground or a ball coming in con- 
tact with the ground on a bounce. 

Constant and assiduous practise is necessary 
to acquire skill in trapping. 

Blocking is another phase of control which 
is essential in playing the game, and consists 
in blocking the ball and blocking an opponent 
in possession of the ball. 

Blocking the ball calls for the exercise of 
trapping as well as putting the body, the legs, 
or feet directly in the course of the ball and 
thereby gaining control of it and diverting its 
course. 

''Blocking an opponent'' does not mean com- 
ing into physical contact with him, but rather, 
getting in his way to prevent him getting into 
position to receive or make a pass, or to force 
him. to pass in a different and less effective 
way than he intended. 

"Tackling an opponent'' does not mean com- 
ing into physical contact with an opponent, but 
does mean taking the ball away from him.. 



Plate No. 7 
Trap with Sole of Foot. 



Spalding's Athletic Library 63 

There are many forms of tackling, one of 
them is advancing closely toward an opponent 
with the ball, particularly a dribbler and hook- 
ing the ball to the side away from him or trap- 
ping it between his legs. 

The tackier has to be careful, in hooking the 
ball from an opponent, that he does not get too 
close to him and in the effort to hook the ball 
succeeds in tripping the opponent, which, of 
course, is not allowed. 

"Charging an opponent" is a form of play 
indulged in when the player is unable to obtain 
possession of the ball by blocking or tackling. 
While charging is permissible under the laws, 
it must not be violent or dangerous, and must 
not be indulged in when the opponent is not 
in possession of the ball or sufficiently close to 
it to be likely to get possession of it. 

A fair charge is given with the shoulder 
and with at least one foot on the ground. The 
player who charges with both feet off the 
ground is guilty of ''jumping," which is not 
permitted. 

An opponent cannot be charged when he has 
both feet off the ground, or in the back, unless 
he is intentionally obstructing a player, and it 
is the duty of the player to be very sure that 
the opponent is intentionally blocking him 
when he charges him in the back. 




Plate No. 8 
Heading with the Front of the Head. 



Spalding s AtJiletic Library 65 



A very useful and, in fact, necessary accom- 
plishment in playing- the game, particularly 
with the backs and halves, and quite as useful 
in the forward line is the art of ''heading'*' 
the ball. 

''Heading the ball" is receiving the ball at 
the top of the forehead, allowing the head to 
yield slightly on impact and immediately throw- 
ing the head, so to speak, in the direction in 
which it is desired to make the ball go. (See 
Plate No. 8.) 

It is better to practise heading with a com- 
paratively soft ball until the player acquires 
the necessary confidence. 

After the player has acquired the ability to 
head the ball with the front of the head, he can 
practise heading with either side of the head, 
the point of contact being on a line with the 
point of contact on the front of the head. 

Passing with the side of the head answers 
the same purpose v/ith a high ball as using the 
side of the foot with a low ball. (See Plate 
No. 9.) 




Plate No. 9 
Heading with the Side of the Head. 



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67 



Notes on the Laws, including Off- 
side and the Giving of Free 
and Penalty Kicks 

Every player has at some time or another 
been blown offside. To many the application 
of the rule is a puzzle; careful study of the 
rule will show that it is a very simple matter. 

Fundamentally, if a player is not behind the 
ball when it is last played he must have three 
players between him and the opposite goal. 
Therefore, if a player finds himself between the 
ball and the opponents' goal he should see to it 
that he has three opponents between him and 
the opponents' goal, and if he finds himself 
ahead of the ball and without three opponents 
between him and their goal, he must not touch 
the ball himself, nor in any way interfere with 
an opponent or with the play. 

The player, however, is not out of play when 
the ball is kicked off from goal, when a corner 
kick or a throw-in is taken, or when the ball is 
last played by an opponent, or when he himself 
is within his own half of the field of play at the 
moment the ball is played by any player of the 
same side. 

A player once off-side cannot put himself on- 
side. This can be done for him only in three 
ways: if an opponent next plays the ball; if 



68 Spalding's Athletic Library 

he is behind the ball when it is next played by 
one of his own side; or if he has three oppo- 
nents between him and their goal line when the 
ball is played by one of his own side farther 
from the opponents' goal than himself. 

Another point in connection with off-side 
is that if the player is on a line with or behind 
the player of the ball when it is played, he can- 
not be off-side, but if he is in front of the player 
he is liable to be off-side. Also, a player follow- 
ing up another player of his own side who has 
the ball cannot be off-side. 

The ball is out of play when it has crossed 
the goal or touch line, either on the ground or 
in the air. 

When the ball is in touch, a player of the 
opposite side to that which played it out shall 
throv/ it in from the point on the touch line 
where it went out of play. The player throw- 
ing the ball must stand on the touch line facing 
the field of play, and shall throw the ball in 
over his head with both hands in any direction, 
and it shall be in play when thrown in. 

This law is complied with if the thrower-in 
has some part of both feet on the line when he 
throws the ball. A goal cannot be scored from 
a throw-in and the thrower-in cannot play the 
ball a second time until it has been played by 
another player. 



Spalding's Athletic Library 69 

A corner kick is given when the ball is 
played over the goal line by one of the defend- 
ing side. The corner kick is taken by one of 
the opposite side from a point within a yard 
from the nearest corner flag to the place where 
the ball went over the goal line. 

A goal cannot be scored direct from a corner 
kick ; the ball must be played by another player. 

No player can approach within 10 yards of 
the ball in taking a corner or any other free 
kick. Free kicks comprise the kick-off, goal 
kicks, corner kicks, kicks given for tripping, 
kicking, striking, jumping, handling, knocking 
on, holding, pushing, charging from behind, 
playing the ball a second time before it has been 
played by another player, after throwing in, 
taking a free kick or a penalty kick, off-side, 
carrying by goal-keeper, charging goal-keeper 
at wrong time, the charge being otherwise fair, 
playing the ball before it has touched the 
ground after being dropped, ball not kicked for- 
ward from a penalty kick, improper throw-in 
or dangerous play. 

Goals can be scored direct from a free kick 
given for tripping, kicking, striking, jumping 
at, handling, knocking on, holding, pushing, 
violently or dangerously charging an opponent, 
or charging an opponent illegally from behind. 

Penalty kicks are given for the commission 
within the penalty area of the offenses for 



70 Spalding's Athletic Library 



which free kicks are given from which goals 
can be scored direct. 

Players can be sent off the field for wearing 
shoes which are not in strict accordance with 
the law; that is, shoes in which the nails are not 
flush with the leather; shoes having metal 
plates or projections; shoes with bars on the 
soles or heels which do not extend from side to 
side of the shoe, that are less than one-half inch 
wide, more than one-half inch deep and are 
not transverse and flat ; or shoes with studs on 
the soles or heels, not round in plan, less than 
one-half inch in diameter, more than one-half 
inch deep and conical or pointed. 

The law also forbids the use of metal clips 
or buckles, etc., that are dangerous, either on 
the shoes or shin guards. 

The Referee is absolute master on the field. 
Do not bait him or question his decisions. He 
has the povv^er to send you off the field. 

Do not indulge in unnecessary rough play. 
The Referee can send you off for doing so. 

Read and understand the rules of the game. 

Play the game fairly at all times under all 
conditions. 



Spalding s Athletic Library 71 



Sportsmanship 

One of the essential elements in the playing 
of any game in competition, friendly or other- 
wise, is the faculty of playing the game in a fair 
manner. The exemplification of this spirit is 
the application of the golden rule: ''do unto 
others as you would be done to." 

Playing of games is primarily for the phy- 
sical benefit derived from the physical and 
mental activity inherent to the playing. It is 
not the object of any sport or game to damage 
an opponent, but rather to defeat him by a 
higher degree of skill with the feet in the soc- 
cer game and greater mental activity. 

Too often do we see in a contest where the 
opponent is of inferior skill a strong tendency 
to indulge in brute force or sheer strength to 
make up for the deficiency in skill. This is alto- 
gether wrong and should not be allowed by any 
one in charge of a game. 

The principle underlying sportsmanship is 
to play the game according to the rules, play- 
ing it fairly and not taking an unfair advan- 
tage of any weakness or handicap which an 
opponent may have. 

There is nothing in this principle which pre- 
vents a player from playing the game hard to 
the utmost of his skill, but in playing hard 



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don't lose sight of ^he fact that the intensity 
of a player's play does not excuse his breaking 
the rules or losing control of himself. The 
player who loses his mental balance in compe- 
tition has no business in competition, for he is 
a handicap to his side and a menace to his op- 
ponents. 

Not only that, but the player who loses con- 
trol of himself impairs his playing ability as 
he loses control, and the opponent retaining 
control of himself simply takes full advantage 
of the impaired skill. 

The player should bear in mind that he must 
not lose his temper because an opponent beats 
him by superior skill : he must not resort to 
foul or dirty tactics when he is beaten : he must 
hold himself in control so that he can be able 
to see how and vrhy his opponents beat him; 
he must not hesitate to recognize superior skill 
and after the game is over forget any feelings 
which may have arisen and, if he has been 
beaten, force himself to admit not only to him- 
self, but to the victor, that he was beaten by a 
better player. 

If your opponent should indulge in foul tac- 
tics in a contest, don't retaliate in the same 
manner; that simply makes you as bad as he 
is, and two wrongs never yet made a right. 

Play your game and play it fairly, leaving 
the referee to check the dirty player. Simply 



Spalding's Athletic Library 73 

see that he does not damage you, and if the 
referee does not immediately see it, call the 
matter to the attention of the captain, who will 
undoubtedly call it to the attention of the ref- 
eree, when he will punish the offender in a 
suitable manner and teach him that foul tac- 
tics do not pay. The referee will always take 
the part of the fair, clean player. 

Another phase of sportsmanship on the soc- 
cer field is to play the game with the feet or 
head or body, not with the tongue. A real 
player is always so busy paying attention to 
what he is doing that he has neither the time 
nor opportunity to tell his mates what to do, or 
to tell the official handling the game how to do 
it. The official usually knows his work and 
resents advice from a player. 



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Definitions of Names and Terms in 
Association Football 

By Douglas Stewart. 

Back — One of the two players who stand in front of the goal- 
keeper, and whose duties are mainly defensive. 

Back Up — To follow closely a man of one's own side who is 
in possession of the ball in order to be in convenient position to 
take a pass from him, if he is too hard pressed, or to continue 
the dribbling if he should overrun the ball. 

Ball — See Law i of the Laws of the Game.''' 

Behind — A ball is said to be behind when driven over the goal 
line by one of the attacking side. If by one of the defending 
side a corner kick is given. 

Bully — Any confused play in which several men are close to- 
gether and keep kicking the ball into one another. Especially 
used of such play when it occurs in front of goal, or when the 
referee throws up the ball on restarting a game after an accident. 

Bye — A shot that crosses the goal line and goes behind, but 
fails to go between the goal posts. 

Carrying — By the goalkeeper is the act of carrying or bouncing 
the ball a greater distance than two steps. 

Center — The forward who plays with the two wing players on 
either side of him, combining with and feeding them. 

Charge — To throw one's weight against an opponent, using 
for the purpose any part of the body from shoulder to hip. 

Charging — violent or dangerous — Is charging with undue force, 
or unfairly; largely a matter of discretion with the referee. From 
behind — To charge a player from behind who is not intentionally 
obstructing an opponent. 



*See Official Soccer Guide National Collegiate Athletic Association, pub- 
lished annually. 



76 Spalding s Athletic Library 



Clear — To kick or throw the ball well away when dangerously 
near to the goal. 

Conduct, Violent — ^The use of violent or bad language to a 
referee. 

Corner — See Law 7 of the Laws of the Game. 

Dead Ball — The ball is dead whenever it is out of play, and 
this is only when the ball is outside the field of play, or when 
the game is suspended for a moment to allow the infliction of 
a senalty kick or the award of a free kick for a foul. 

Dribbling — Propelling a ball by slight touches, so that, while 
the runner keeps at full speed, it never gets too far away from 
him to control it. 

Feed — To give to one of the same side a succession of con- 
venient passes. 

Forwards — The five players who form the front line of a team, 
arranged as follows : left outside, left inside, center, right inside, 
right outside. 

Foul — Originally any deliberate unfairness in tackling a man, 
now often used for accidental illegality, e. g., a "foul throw." 

Free Kick — Is a kick at the ball in any direction the player 
pleases, when it is lying on the ground. 

Fullback — See Back. 

Gate — (i) Money taken from the crowd that comes to see a 
football match, or (2) persons composing the crowd. 

Goal — See Law i of the Laws of the Game. 
Goalkeeper — The player who stands between the posts, who is 
allowed to use his hands within his own penalty area. 

Goal Kick — The kick out when the ball has gone behind. It 
must be made from a spot within six yards of the nearest goal 
post. 

Goal Line — The line which runs from corner to corner of the 
ground under the cross-bar. 



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77 



Goal Net — A net work behind the goal, into which the ball 
passes if it goes through, and thereby assists the referee in deter- 
mining disputes as to whether it went over or under the bar. 

Ground — See Law i of the Laws of the Game. 

Hacking — Deliberately kicking at an opponent. 

Halfback — One of the three players who keep between the 
full-backs and the forwards, feeding the latter and helping the 
former to keep back the opponents. 

Handling or Hands — Wilfully touching the ball with any part 
of the arm v^hen in play. Only the goalkeeper can do so without 
a penalty and then only within his penalty area. Hands is given 
against the offender. 

Holding — Is the holding of a player by any part of the hand 
or arm extending from the body. 

Kick-off — The kick at the center of the ground when the 
game begins, or is restarted after half time, or after a goal has 
been scored. The side losing the toss commences the match ; the 
side winning the toss kicks off at half time, and the side that loses 
the goal kicks off during the game. 

Knock-on — Hitting the ball forward with hands or arms. 

Linesman — The official who stops the game when the ball goes 

out of the field of play, and decides whose is the right to throw 
in. 

Marking a Man — Keeping close to an opponent in order to 
hamper him if he should receive the ball. 

Off-side — See Law 6 of the Laws of the Game. 

Pass — To kick the ball deliberately to a colleague. 

Penalty Area — That space marked out in front of either goal, 
within which unfair play is punished with special severity. 

Penalty Kick — See Law 17, Laws of the Game. 

Place-kick — A kick at the ball while it is on the ground in 
the center of the field of play. 

Points — Each goal simply one point 



78 Spalding's Athletic Library 



Position — Territory in which each player works in combination 
with other positions or players. 

Pushing — Using the hands or arms to push an opponent. 

Referee — The official who is charged with the duty of starting 
the game, keeping time, and stopping, and penalizing all unfair 
and illegal play. He is also charged with the keeping of the 
score. 

Shin Guards — Short pads of cane and leather, sometimes worn 
down the front of the leg as a protection from accidental hacks. 

Striking — The act of bringing the hands or arms into forcible 
contact with the body of an opponent. 

Tackle — To put one's self in front of a player who is drib- 
bling the ball, and either take it away or force him to get rid of 
it at a disadvantage. 

Take the Man — To support a player of one's own side who 
is about to kick the ball by charging an opponent who is coming 
up with a view to kick it. 

Team — One side in a match, consisting of eleven men. 

Ten Yards Circle — A circle of ten yards radius drawn round 
the center of the field upon which the ball is placed for the kick- 
off. No one of the side opposed to the kicker-off is allowed to 
come within the circle. 

Throw-in — See Law 5 of the Laws of the Game. 

Time — Usually forty-five minutes each way. 

Touch — The space at the sides of the field of play, separated 
from it by the touch lines. 

Tripping — Intentionally throwing, or attempting to throw, an 
opponent by the use of the legs, or by stooping in front of him. 

Volley — To kick a ball before it bounces. 

Wing Forward — One of the pairs of forwards on either side 
of the center. 



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